Machine Gun Kelly Reacts to Backlash Over Viral Formula 1 Interview: ‘My Anxiety Has Won’

Machine Gun Kelly attended his first Formula 1 event with the Brazilian Grand Prix over the weekend, but the “Bloody Valentine” rocker came under fire on social media following an awkward interaction with Sky Sports reporter, Martin Brundle.

In the short grid-walk interview, MGK is visibly uncomfortable as he seemingly struggles to hear Brundle over the sounds of the crowd and racetrack. When Brundle asked what’s currently going on in his career, the musician simply replied, “I don’t think about my career.”

After a series of awkward questions and responses, MGK eventually asks Brundle to play air piano to accompany his air guitar. When Brundle confused, Kelly gave the camera a thumbs down and left the interview, to which Brundle joked that he won’t be making the rocker’s Christmas card list this year.

The tense interview was met by mixed reactions online, with fans calling out MGK for being rude to Brundle and having the “worst” vibe. “My vibe is ‘the worst’ how?” Machine Gun Kelly responded on Twitter on Sunday (Nov. 5). “Because someone put a microphone in my face essentially forcing me to do a random interview when I was just trying to enjoy an event? Because car engines were so loud I couldn’t hear him? Please tell me more about why I’m the worst.”

He followed up by asking another Twitter user why they “posted this pointless video” of the interview. The “I Think I’m Okay” star concluded his thoughts with an insight into how he’s doing mentally. “My anxiety has won. I hate being in public,” he wrote. See below.